Dodi Schultz
October 5th, 2006, 09:51 AM
>> > Where did you find a reference, in that account, to a "short
>> letter"? <
>>
>> Not in THAT account; a few paragraphs down. I think by short they
>> mean letters without ascenders or descenders (except that i seems to
>> be considered both short and long).
OIC (I revisited the page). That, for those who don't recall the prior
entries in Tony's and my exchange, refers to
http://members.aol.com/gulfhigh2/words1.html
where "dord" is explained and, as Tony says, a few grafs down, there's a
comment on words formed only by "short" letters--i.e., those with no
ascenders or descenders--and those using only "long" letters, those WITH
such appendages. Among examples offered of the respective categories are
"carnivorousness" and "highlight"--without any explanation of the letter
"i" appearing in both.
I never heard the terms "long" and "short" letters, Tony, but "i" is unique
in the alphabet in being, essentially "short" but having a sort of
"floating ascender" (as does "j", but of course it's got a descender, which
puts it in the "long" category).
If I were going to categorize it (MUST we?), I guess I'd put "i" in the
letters-with-ascenders group. But hey, I'm perfectly willing to respect
those who profess bicenderality.
--Dodi
>> letter"? <
>>
>> Not in THAT account; a few paragraphs down. I think by short they
>> mean letters without ascenders or descenders (except that i seems to
>> be considered both short and long).
OIC (I revisited the page). That, for those who don't recall the prior
entries in Tony's and my exchange, refers to
http://members.aol.com/gulfhigh2/words1.html
where "dord" is explained and, as Tony says, a few grafs down, there's a
comment on words formed only by "short" letters--i.e., those with no
ascenders or descenders--and those using only "long" letters, those WITH
such appendages. Among examples offered of the respective categories are
"carnivorousness" and "highlight"--without any explanation of the letter
"i" appearing in both.
I never heard the terms "long" and "short" letters, Tony, but "i" is unique
in the alphabet in being, essentially "short" but having a sort of
"floating ascender" (as does "j", but of course it's got a descender, which
puts it in the "long" category).
If I were going to categorize it (MUST we?), I guess I'd put "i" in the
letters-with-ascenders group. But hey, I'm perfectly willing to respect
those who profess bicenderality.
--Dodi